Dr. Christa A. Marandino, PD, is a permanent scientist at GEOMAR and leader of the group “Trace gas air-sea exchange”. Her research focuses on the air-sea biogeochemical cycling of short-lived, atmospherically important trace gases, such as DMS and isoprene, as well as open ocean direct flux measurements using the eddy covariance technique. She teaches courses on marine/atmospheric chemistry and gas exchange at the Master and PhD level.
Dr. Marandino is a co-chair of SOLAS and has led several SOLAS initiatives, such as SOLAS Science and Society and the SOLAS International Summer School. In addition, Dr. Marandino is a co-chair of the UN Ocean Decade program Observing Air-Sea Interactions Strategy (OASIS). Christa is originally from the USA and received her PhD at UC Irvine Dept of ESS under the supervision of Eric Saltzman. She has lived for over 15 years in Kiel, Germany where she now raises a family.
The page was updated in April 2025.
